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Band RNS plays I "I want you back" by the Jackson 5 at Coffee House. Seniors Kiran Kumaran, Joseph Casell, Caleb Cabede, Julian Schwendemen, Michael May and sophpomore Owen Cosgrove are pictured from right to left plaing the saxophone, electric guitar, trumpet, trombone, drum set and pianos respectively. The band plays on stage under a sign that reads coffeehouse .

NHS Coffee House, performance with a purpose

Katie Kangas, Layout Editor-In-Chief May 29, 2022

Each spring, the National Honor Society (NHS) hosts a Coffee House event to bring the community together and raise funds for a relevant charity, natural disaster or crisis. The event includes acts with...

Coffee House Picture

COVID-19 results in changes to National Honors Society

Charles Calderone, Business Editor November 6, 2020

The National Honors Society is a club dedicated to community service. Members of the NHS participate in many events that make the high school a better place. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a...

Sophomore Hannah Dettmann practices her musical selection she has prepared for coffee house. "I love performing because it gives me such a rush, it's a great feeling," Dettmann said.

Student performers look forward to spring coffee house

Annika Brown, Business Editor May 10, 2019

Coffee House is one of the most popular school events held all year. Students audition for the show put on by National Honors Society (NHS), and share their talents with their peers and the community. Spring...

Senior Ben Valerius rehearses in preparation for his Coffeehouse audition. He plans on auditioning with "The Girl from Ipanema" by Joao Gilberto and Stan Getz.

Winter Coffeehouse returns in December

Elsa Persson, Online Editor November 26, 2018

A classic tradition returns to the stage this year with the annual National Honor Society (NHS) Coffeehouse concert. Student musicians look forward to this opportunity to showcase their talent, while anticipating...

Alaina Friedrich, Sophia Portelli, and Activities Director Ricky Michael spend time doing volunteer work with other NHS members. NHS works hard doing service projects that benefits the school and the community. "Our biggest projects around the school we do each year are the blood drive (hosted by the Red Cross), the coffee house concerts and the food drives," said NHS President Sophia Portelli.

NHS prepares to launch spring community events

Joel Lange, Social Media Reporter February 24, 2015

NHS is a student leadership organization that plans donation and charity events around the school and the surrounding community. Between all the events they put on over the past few months, NHS has been...


Senior Libby Lambert is a prominent figure in the Stillwater Choir Department, and is performing in Coffee House this winter. She is a member of the Stillwater Concert Choir, and performs in musicals and variety shows. She has sonorous vocals which fill any room, and leaves audiences in awe. Lambert wishes to continue singing through college and hopefully shape her passion for music into a career.

Coffeehouse performances continue raising money for a cause

Sydney Spreck December 13, 2013

As the wind begins to bite and frost forms on the morning ground, Minnesotans prepare for winter.  One winter tradition that has continued over many years is that of Coffee House performances hosted by...

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